cover 1863 (Sept.) cover from Fogo via St. John's Newfoundland to Poole, England sent via the Galway Line, bearing 1/- deep rose-lake, left diagonal bisect, enormous margins and very fine, well tied by oval of bars cancellation; cover showing St. John's Newfoundland (25 Sep. 1863) and Galway (4 Oct.) c.d.s. and backstamped Poole (6 Oct.), with overwritten notes on front and endorsements on reverse, including "Original No. 18, 21 Sept. 1863" and "Recd. Sept. 25th 1863 and forwarded"; rare and very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1952). S.G. 20a, £14,000

Details
cover 1863 (Sept.) cover from Fogo via St. John's Newfoundland to Poole, England sent via the Galway Line, bearing 1/- deep rose-lake, left diagonal bisect, enormous margins and very fine, well tied by oval of bars cancellation; cover showing St. John's Newfoundland (25 Sep. 1863) and Galway (4 Oct.) c.d.s. and backstamped Poole (6 Oct.), with overwritten notes on front and endorsements on reverse, including "Original No. 18, 21 Sept. 1863" and "Recd. Sept. 25th 1863 and forwarded"; rare and very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1952). S.G. 20a, £14,000
Provenance
Ralph Hart, 1977
Foxbridge, 1987
Chan Chin Cheung, 1995